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Click here to view the original article.[Here are 5 differences you'll notice now the anti-terror legislation has royal assent, and why people have questioned them. Now we will see how much of an icy blanket this throws over protest and dissent in Canada. How much will the Supreme Court be involved once this law is implemented? See also Top 6 ways you will be affected by Bill C-51, from the Canadian Journalists for Free Expression. *RON*]

A former covert officer for the Central Intelligence Agency, Sterling sat down in a federal courtroom with a lawyer on either side, looking up at a judge who would announce in a few moments whether he would go to prison for the next 20 years. A few feet away, three prosecutors waited expectantly, hoping that more than a decade of investigation by the FBI would conclude with a severe sentence for a man who committed an “unconscionable” crime, as one of them told the judge.

In Sterling’s blind spot, behind his left shoulder, his wife tried not to sob so loudly that the judge would hear. A social worker, she had been interrogated by FBI agents, her modest home was searched, she had been made to testify before a grand jury, and she h…

In an interview with Steve Malzberg’s Newsmax TV program on Friday, Republican presidential candidate and former Texas Gov. Rick Perry called the shooting deaths of nine black church members in Charleston, S.C. an “accident.”

“This is the M.O. of this administration, any time there is an accident like this — the president is clear, he doesn’t like for Americans to have guns and so he uses every opportunity, this being another one, to basically go parrot that message,” Perry said in response to President Barack Obama’s Thursday remarks, according to a video posted…

Parliament is going on a long break and the election campaign is on, full blast.

Some who don’t watch politics daily are surprised to learn that the House of Commons will not sit again before the election on October 19th, four months away.

Depending on the election result, in fact, Parliament may not meet again until 2016.

If the Conservatives get the largest number of seats, but not a majority, they may be tempted to rag the puck for a while, in the hope of discouraging any move by the other parties to unite and form an alternative government.

Click here to view the original article.[Guns are rarely used to kill criminals. They are 34 times more likely to be used to commit a homicide, and 78 times more likely to use to commit suicide. They are twice as likely to result in an accidental death than to kill a criminal in self-defense. *RON*]

Tens of thousands are marching through London protesting against the Conservative government’s austerity measures today.

The march, organised and co-ordinated by The People’s Assembly, is anticipated by some to be the largest protest against the Government since the general election and is expected to attract celebrities, sitting MPs and well-known activists.

Social media was buzzing with images and messages of support as people from all over the country travelled to march from Victoria Street to Parliament Square from 1pm today.

“It will be the start of a campaign of protest, strikes, direct action and civil disobedience up and down the country,” said Sam Fairbairn of the People's Assembly.

He added: "We will not rest until austerity is history, our services are back in public hands and the needs of the majority are put first."